SnipIt assumes those adventures already happened, both Thelsikar and Blackfang are assumed to be dead
That is cool. I want to slot those stories in as Do whenever side quests if the party ever needs a break from the main story and to get some extra gear and xp since I am running a 6 person party.
What about the Adventure card game stuff like Pillbug that I mentioned?
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Note: The fugitive adhesive holding the map to the back of the book appears to be quite robust. Use care when removing the map from the book or fugitive adhesive from the map so as not to tear the map.
Best method I’ve found is to lay the back cover of the book flat and then patiently “spin” the map repeatedly until it twists off (it can take a little while).
If there’s any residual sticky bits on either surface, bundle up the blob of glue and roll it over them to clean it up (scratching with a nail can leave marks or creases).
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Reviewed. This is the best town/city gazetteer I've ever bought.
Awesome job, James.
Note: The fugitive adhesive holding the map to the back of the book appears to be quite robust. Use care when removing the map from the book or fugitive adhesive from the map so as not to tear the map.
Too late for me. After 5 solid minutes of gently loosening the molecularly bonded material from the back cover, my map is torn and wrinkled! I am livid. Why not glue along the plain brown border edge instead of right in the middle of Father Tobyn's mausoleum? Ugh.
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6 reviews in a week towards the end of an edition's life cycle for a GM-side product, when player-side products don't even get one. What was that about Varisia being "overdone" and "fully covered already, please give us Goth Loli Kingdoms of Sarusan instead" again? ;-)
Well, when we finally get something that we've been waiting for, of course people are going to buy it up. Unfortunately, we won't ever get a proper adventure or sourcebook for the Starstone which is a real shame for fans of this edition.
@imflynt, for the poster map, try the method Steve Geddes gave a couple post back. Works perfectly and I'm prety sure that if I had not seen it before I would have teared the map removing it.
And thanks Steve for the tip.
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Another quick question. In the Valdemar Manor portion (section 47, page 59) something referred to as "leather babies" is mentioned as an enemy. Is there an enemy stat block anywhere?
Any tips @James Jacob?
They're pretty much just Advanced homunculi.
I have just bought the PDF and love it!
Just one question for the moment: the map on p. 71 has some yellow and red dots - is this some particular mapping convention, or have I missed something in the text?
Yellow is an exit outside and red is a secret door.
I asked about it in JJ's thread.
Thank you for that information!
Are the outdoor exits also technically secret doors? Any particular DCs to find them?
... It seems to me that Sandpoint is littered with secret doors, what with the tunnel system's door, Kaye's doors, and probably others which I haven't found yet (pun not originally intended) in the book.
Kaye's doors?
The Pixie's Kitten.
A couple of things I noticed and wondered about...
Is there are reason why Sabyl Sorn has become Jabyl Sorn (multiple references, so it doesn't seem like a typo)?
Is there a reason why
By the way, I love having the street addresses of the shops and such. It is a nice touch I noticed in the updated Curse of the Crimson Throne as well. It makes naming the streets and roads more meaningful, as well.
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Found my answer with a little more reading.
By the way, I love having the street addresses of the shops and such. It is a nice touch I noticed in the updated Curse of the Crimson Throne as well. It makes naming the streets and roads more meaningful, as well.
Me too. This is such a good book.
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A couple of things I noticed and wondered about...
Is there are reason why Sabyl Sorn has become Jabyl Sorn (multiple references, so it doesn't seem like a typo)?
Is there a reason why ** spoiler omitted **
By the way, I love having the street addresses of the shops and such. It is a nice touch I noticed in the updated Curse of the Crimson Throne as well. It makes naming the streets and roads more meaningful, as well.
Answers!
About Jabyl Sorn
About Titus
Glad you like the street addresses! I've always enjoyed adding street names to city maps I do, even if they CAN sometimes clutter things up, and it makes more sense from a verisimilitude angle for a GM to say, "Grocer's Hall is at 20 Festival Street" rather than say "Grocer's Hall is area 29."
Answers!
About Jabyl Sorn
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First, thanks very much for the answers.
Second, regarding Sabyl/Jabyl.
Honestly, I always assumed she was Vudrani because of the Irori worship and being a monk.
In the past, someone mentioned they were glad to see ethnicity added to the snippet stats (alignment, gender, race/ethnicity, class, and level) because ethnic tension can be a major part of the Chelaxian/Varisian or Chelaxian/Shoanti situation in Varisia. That's something I wish there had been time and space to include here. It is something I can make an educated guess at from the languages the NPC speaks, but not always accurate. Some can be "reverse-engineered" from other information (Belor Hemlock and Garridan Viskalai, for example), but those are only a few.
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Finally got this in at the FGLS, and wow, am I loving the adventure hooks being listed by level in one place for ease-of-GM, and yet how they are organically spread through the book and it's not just chock full of notes to see all the crunchy stuff in the GM section. (Which, I know, is convenient for *other* people, but I aren't they, so yay for my own selfish preference winning out!) It's a common gamer-snob diss to call something for a tabletop RPG evocative of how things are done in MMOs, but I totally mean it as a compliment that this 'quest' format reminds me of one of the best MMO innovations.
This is the best format I've seen for a book like this. GM-friendly and 'usable,' but also an engaging read. Great work, James!
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Hello all! This is now available for purchase from Fantasy Grounds or on Steam. Sync your account first to get it a discount equivalent to the PDF Price ($18.99).
Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Sandpoint, Light of the Lost Coast
Publisher: Paizo Inc.
System: Pathfinder RPG and D&D 3.5/ OGL
Type: Campaign Setting
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Love the book! I've been using it to fill out my Rise of the Runelords campaign. We just had our first session last week!
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Love the book! I've been using it to fill out my Rise of the Runelords campaign. We just had our first session last week!
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Cool :) My players are going to clear out the manor this Sunday. I'll post up how it goes!
Unrelated, what's Kendra's brother Aiver's town role?
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Love the book! I've been using it to fill out my Rise of the Runelords campaign. We just had our first session last week!
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Her brother doesn't have a role in town other than citizen.
Her brother doesn't have a role in town other than citizen.Love the book! I've been using it to fill out my Rise of the Runelords campaign. We just had our first session last week!
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He's just a socialite living off his sister? What a dick. lol
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He's just a socialite living off his sister? What a dick. lolHer brother doesn't have a role in town other than citizen.Love the book! I've been using it to fill out my Rise of the Runelords campaign. We just had our first session last week!
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What he is, is a great chance for your PC to be a nephew or neice of the mayor.
He's also a good choice for villains to kidnap.
Can someone provide a link to a sample view of the poster included in this book? I wish to buy the PDF but depending on the quality of said poster, may wish to buy Print instead...
Map came right out without a problem. Looks great.
Hey James quick question regarding Shroud. Given that vigilante is not an option in 2e, of all the classes in the CRB in 2e what class would you make Shroud? My thought was monk since vigilantes in comic books spend a lot of time punching their enemies.
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Hey James quick question regarding Shroud. Given that vigilante is not an option in 2e, of all the classes in the CRB in 2e what class would you make Shroud? My thought was monk since vigilantes in comic books spend a lot of time punching their enemies.
Shroud's an NPC. They don't have "class levels" like a PC. I'd make them exactly as I did before, as a vigilante, with unique abilities for them custom created. If they were a PC that'd be a different story, but they're an NPC and thus get to be custom built to do the exact same thing. The edition change in world wouldn't be noticeable.
I leveled up Shroud and gave him leadership. He is recruiting the scorned wives/husbands of those he outs and is traing them to be a force of toughs similar to what the church of Calistria in Magnimar uses to keep peace in the docks district.
Shroud is also kind of a Rival to a PC in my group who is a Cleric of Calistria but follows more the lust and trickery side vs Shroud being the revenge side, so they butt heads and both have different plans for sandpoint.
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Rusty Dragon upper floor room confusion:
Spoiler:There are 7 normal rooms without commodes (these are easy to spot in the bottom left quarter of the map). 5 rooms with their own commodes according to text, but the map actually shows 7 rooms with their own commodes. What's up with that? Also, which of the rooms is the Bronze room?
There's only 5 rooms with their own toilets available for folks to rent. The two "bonus" toilet rooms in the upper left section of the upper floor are for Ameiko (the larger suite) and Bethana (the smaller one); these aren't rented to folks, obviously, and aren't included in the "five rooms with toilets" available to rent (these five along the upper floor's east side).
The 7 single rooms are the ones to the southwest around the stairs.
The 4 luxury rooms are the southmost four along the east wall.
The Bronze Room is the northernmost room along the east wall, up in the northeast corner of the building.
